Guidance on a mother who is determined to perform voluntary fasting
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Question:
The other questioner says, regarding the topic of parents: My mother is advanced in age and suffers from high blood pressure, diabetes, joint pain, and an enlarged heart muscle, yet she is determined to fast on Mondays, Thursdays, and the white days. What is the guidance on this matter?
Answer:
If she is able to leave it, let her fast. Praise be to Allah; it is an extra good for her. You should explain to her that the sick person is excused and that he breaks his fast in Ramadan, so how can he not break it in voluntary fasting? If she accepts, praise be to Allah. If she does not accept, you have done what is required of you, and she knows her own situation best. Yes.
The other questioner says, regarding the topic of parents: My mother is advanced in age and suffers from high blood pressure, diabetes, joint pain, and an enlarged heart muscle, yet she is determined to fast on Mondays, Thursdays, and the white days. What is the guidance on this matter?
Answer:
If she is able to leave it, let her fast. Praise be to Allah; it is an extra good for her. You should explain to her that the sick person is excused and that he breaks his fast in Ramadan, so how can he not break it in voluntary fasting? If she accepts, praise be to Allah. If she does not accept, you have done what is required of you, and she knows her own situation best. Yes.
Source
لقاء مفتوح في الحرس الوطني — alfawzan.live (24:44)
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